My grandmother, Joyce, has spent this past week in Grand Marais, Minnesota, visiting her son, Neil, and daughter-in-law, Barb. They have asked me to post some pictures and writings about them on my blog. Most of the pictures are double-captioned, by both Barb and Joyce. All the words that follow are theirs.(more…)

The weather the past few days has been miserable. Cold (long pants cold!) and wet. Luckily, when the doldrums get too unbearable, nature will sometimes throw you a gem to look at. Last night, we had a spectacular double rainbow.(more…)